At the summit, Hull City maintained the lead after seeing off close-challengers Middlesbrough at the KC Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion are level on points with the Tigers thanks to their 2-1 home triumph over Milton Keynes Dons, and Burnley lost ground following a goalless stalemate with Wolverhampton wanderers.

In the lunchtime kick-off, Leeds United secured back-to-back victories for the first time since March – thumping their West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town 3-0.

Elsewhere, Charlton Athletic ended a run of five successive defeats to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 at The Valley, and Cardiff City moved up to seventh in the standings after netting their first goals in four matches, with Kenwyne Jones inspiring a 2-0 victory over Reading on his return from injury.

Here are all the results from Matchday 16 in the Sky Bet Championship: